The alternate universe in which Tottenham are top
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Back in October, the headteacher at my son’s school began each assembly by
displaying the Premier League table, with Tottenham Hotspur at the top. (My
son,...
Thursday assorted links
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1. Why do people still pay mutual fund fees? 2. Open Philanthropy update.
3. Grazie Sophie Christie on marrying an older man. 4. Antidotes to
cynicism cr...
Academic spam: the we-need-you edition
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Fresh from the inbox: Hope you are doing well! I am [name], managing editor
of [a journal I have never heard of and is totally unrelated to what
research I...
Uber, but for Human Communication
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You open the app and immediately the algorithm shows you what you want. All
the drivers in the world—and the algorithm someone finds the one who will
get y...
Day of Drama in Dublin
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Green was everywhere. The elation was palpable. Half the people on the
flight from Stansted were dressed as leprechauns and the other half in
Ireland ...
How do we stop a resurgence of fascism?
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Is it bad to write for hard-right outlets?
There is no doubt that the Overton window has shifted to the right during
the last decade or two. It is now c...
Thatcherism is dead: Thatcherism lives
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Thatcherism is dead. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet
its maker. It has kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil and
joined the...
Viral Variants
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Scary mutant COVID-19 Since the news of a potentially more transmissible
strain of C19 broke in the UK, I’ve been thinking about the mechanics. I
was initi...
A brief note on the blog and on COVID-19
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The subject of COVID-19, a virus that burst forth from its rom obscurity in
(most likely) one population or another of wild mammals in China to become
a gl...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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